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HEMINGWAY: A Pictorial Biography
by Lanio, Leo
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A: The Viking Press, 1961. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. The Viking Press, 1961. Hardcover Ex-library Book in Fair Condition. No jacket. Frontispiece a photo of Hemingway.The internals of the book are in quite good condition--clean, unmarked, toned; very interesting photos of Hemingway and people/places in his life. Binding of tan tweed, with clean panels, corners and a spot on the fore edge scuffed. The backstrap is torn, ragged, partially loose from the front panel, almost entirely loose from the back panel. Gold titles on spine, not too visible. Tape over library tag at lower end of spine is helping to hold the boards together. Endpaper hinge has been repaired with book tape. The sewn binding of the signatures, however, remains tight. Library pocket on free endpaper. 141 pages. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. 1961, The Viking Press, New York, New York, USA
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Details
- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017428
- Title
- HEMINGWAY: A Pictorial Biography
- Author
- Lanio, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HEMINGWAY, ERNEST (1899-1961) AUTHORS, AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE WRITERS
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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